Telly Award 2008
Nashville, TN - (July 1, 2008)
The Winners of the 29th Annual Telly Awards have been released and Legacy Learning Systems is proud to announce Learn & Master Guitar as the bronze award winner in two categories: Education and Use of Music. Learn & Master Guitar is a 20-DVD course that offers comprehensive guitar instruction from renowned guitarist Steve Krenz. Learn & Master Guitar provides high-quality, step-by-step instruction to guide the beginning learner from novice to advanced playing abilities within a short time. Also included in Learn & Master Guitar is a lesson book, audio CDs and access to a free online student support center.
With over 14,000 entries from all 50 states and around the world, this yearís competition has been one of the most competitive and successful in the long history of the Telly Awards. Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.
Each year, the judges consist of a group of highly qualified advertising, production and other creative professionals. All judges have previously won a Silver Telly Award and are invested in upholding the historical standard of excellence the Telly represents. Judges are from all regions of the United States, representing large and small firms including advertising agencies, TV stations, production houses and corporate video departments. This year's Winners include companies, agencies and organizations of all sizes, from large multinational media companies to small ad agencies and local production houses.
Chairman of the judging panel, Richard Friley, the Emmy and Telly Award winning President of Friley Productions noted, "As judging chairman, our judges are honored to have evaluated such an incredible body of work. The diverse pool of entries represents the best of traditional and online video and was an inspiration to us all. The quality of work exceeded our expectations, even in this challenging overall market and it is a true accomplishment for our winners."
